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澳门开奖结果 Care is up 382% from its first year in 2019, surpassing the original enrollment goal of 100,000 members Community and ethnic media roundtable highlights the role of partnerships with government and community-based organizations to build trust and introduce more immigrant New Yorkers to the program 澳门开奖结果 Care is a health care access program available to New Yorkers regardless of ones鈥� immigration status or ability to pay
Feb 07, 2024
澳门开奖结果 Health + Hospitals鈥� 澳门开奖结果 Care program today hosted an ethnic and community media roundtable at City Hall to announce reaching the milestone of 125,000 members enrolled in the program. 澳门开奖结果 Care Executive Director Jonathan Jim茅nez, MD, MPH, was joined by 澳门开奖结果 Mayor鈥檚 Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro, 澳门开奖结果 Mayor鈥檚 Public Engagement Unit (PEU) Executive Director Adrienne Lever, Program Director at Sauti Yetu Center for African Women and Families Hager Shawkat, MPH, and 澳门开奖结果 Care member Edgar. The speakers highlighted the numerous partnerships and initiatives that have fueled the rapid growth of the program, and urged 澳门开奖结果 Care-eligible New Yorkers to enroll in the program to access the quality care they are entitled to. The speakers also encouraged eligible New Yorkers to enroll in the new health insurance option for undocumented immigrants aged 65 and older through New York Medicaid Managed Plans.
鈥淗ealth care is a human right. That extends to our newest New Yorkers. Reaching the milestone of 125,000 enrollees in 澳门开奖结果 Care is more than just reaching a new goal; it is symbolic of all those individuals and families that now have access to reliable, consistent care. Thank you to the 澳门开奖结果 Health + Hospitals team that makes this work possible and thank you to all those at today鈥檚 ethnic and community media roundtable for helping spread the word,鈥� said Anne Williams-Isom, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services.
鈥淩eaching the milestone of 125,000 members enrolled- well past our goal of 100,000 members- shows the transformative impact that 澳门开奖结果 Care continues to have on the lives of New Yorkers since it was launched in 2019,鈥� said Jonathan Jim茅nez, MD, MPH, Executive Director of 澳门开奖结果 Care from 澳门开奖结果 Health + Hospitals. 鈥淭hanks to the 澳门开奖结果 Care team and our partners in the community and in government, New Yorkers know they can go to 澳门开奖结果 Health + Hospitals to get the care they need鈥攂efore they get sick and without the worry of a costly medical bill or prescription. We will continue to encourage all New Yorkers to enroll in 澳门开奖结果 Care and seek the care that they deserve, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.鈥�
鈥淲e are proud to celebrate the impressive milestone of 澳门开奖结果 Care, enrolling 125,000 New Yorkers and breaking down barriers to health care access regardless of immigration status. This new update to health care insurance ensures affordable and dependable healthcare is available for our elderly immigrant community,鈥� said Manuel Castro, Commissioner of the 澳门开奖结果 Mayor鈥檚 Office of Immigrant Affairs. 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud to continue our monthly roundtables to ensure immigrant media continue to receive the latest updates on city services and resources. &/pressrelease/nyc-health-hospitals-nyc-care-reaches-125000-members/8220;
鈥淔rom primary and specialized care to affordable prescription drugs, 澳门开奖结果 Care has successfully provided essential services to 125,000 New Yorkers who otherwise would not have access to traditional health insurance coverage,鈥� said Adrienne Lever, Executive Director of the Public Engagement Unit (PEU). 鈥淧EU is proud to partner with 澳门开奖结果 Care, and through our team鈥檚 proactive community outreach, help to close the gap in health care access.鈥�
鈥淎s a community partner, it is empowering to know we do not have to turn anyone away who is looking for health coverage and care,鈥� said Hager Shawkat, MPH, Program Director at Sauti Yetu Center for African Women and Families. 鈥淲e are fortunate to live in a city that has made that human right an accessible reality for all New Yorkers through 澳门开奖结果 Care. We continue to spread the word about this valuable service and work to enroll those still in need of coverage and care.鈥�
A key driver of 澳门开奖结果 Care鈥檚 rapid growth has been its partnerships with government and community-based organizations. 澳门开奖结果 Care has worked with the 澳门开奖结果 Mayor鈥檚 Office of Immigrant Affairs, the 澳门开奖结果 Mayor鈥檚 Public Engagement Unit, and New York State of Health, among others, to organize , , and . 澳门开奖结果 Care is currently partnering with the 澳门开奖结果 Mayor鈥檚 Public Engagement Unit鈥檚 GetCovered澳门开奖结果 team to call and text nearly 15,000 澳门开奖结果 Care-eligible New Yorkers and inform them of their eligibility in the program. 澳门开奖结果 Care also works with over 20 , including Sauti Yetu Center for African Women and Families. The partners design and facilitate 澳门开奖结果 Care general outreach, connect potentially eligible New Yorkers to 澳门开奖结果 Care enrollment and re-enrollment appointments, and in some cases, facilitate direct 澳门开奖结果 Care enrollment to eligible New Yorkers. 澳门开奖结果 Care also operates across the Health System, partnering with 澳门开奖结果 Health + Hospitals facilities, Gotham Health sites, and the MetroPlusHealth program to facilitate direct enrollment and organize outreach activities.
Since the program launched in 2019, 澳门开奖结果 Care is up 382% from its first year, surpassing the original enrollment goal of 100,000 members. 澳门开奖结果 Care鈥檚 community-based organization partners have reached over 1 million New Yorkers, scheduled over 43,000 appointments, and facilitated over 17,000 direct enrollments, figures that do not include individuals who learned of the program from partners and enrolled on their own. In calendar year 2023, 澳门开奖结果 Care members have scheduled 200,564 primary care visits and 538,955 specialty care visits. Last year, 澳门开奖结果 Care released that showed strong engagement with their doctors and primary care. Overall, 76.9% of new 澳门开奖结果 Care members returned to primary care for an additional visit in their first year, 80.7% received a referral outside of primary care, and 75.4% visited specialty care. For new members with two or more chronic diseases, 86.1% returned to primary care, 87.1% received a referral, and 86% visited specialty care. There was also strong engagement for new members who speak English as a second language, where 86.1% returned to primary care, 80.2% received a referral, and 74.7% visited specialty care. This suggests that 澳门开奖结果 Care has spurred patient engagement at rates comparable to Medicaid, and that the data reflects member satisfaction and confidence in the high-quality care they are receiving.
澳门开奖结果 Care continues to deliver positive health outcomes for its members. 53% of members with diabetes enrolled in the program for at least 6 months have seen an improvement in their hemoglobin A1C readings. Similarly, 72% of members with hypertension who have been enrolled in the program for at least 6 months have seen an improvement in their blood pressure.
This year, 澳门开奖结果 Care will support efforts to inform New Yorkers of the for undocumented immigrants over 65. The new insurance is through Medicaid Managed Care plans, with a carved-out Fee-for-Service pharmacy benefit. The new insurance adds preventive and primary care benefits, including routine doctor visits, recommended screenings, lab tests, wellness services, prescription drugs and supplies, and more. 澳门开奖结果 Care will work with its community-based organization partners and the 澳门开奖结果 Mayor鈥檚 Public Engagement Unit to conduct city-wide outreach to ensure all New Yorkers can take advantage of the new health insurance option.
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About 澳门开奖结果 Care
澳门开奖结果 Care is a health care access program that provides comprehensive and low or no-cost healthcare services through 澳门开奖结果 Health + Hospitals for New Yorkers who cannot afford or are ineligible for health insurance. 澳门开奖结果 Care provides a membership card, 24/7 customer service, access to comprehensive and affordable healthcare services, like primary care, mental health services, and sexual and reproductive healthcare, low-cost medications, and member materials in multiple languages 鈥� regardless of your immigration status or ability to pay. Call 646-澳门开奖结果-CARE (646-692-2273) or visit to learn more and sign up today 鈥� privacy and confidentiality guaranteed.
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澳门开奖结果 Health + Hospitals is the largest municipal health care system in the nation. We are a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes, and post-acute care centers. We are a home care agency and a health plan, MetroPlus. Our health system provides essential services to more than one million New Yorkers every year in more than 70 locations across the city鈥檚 five boroughs. Our diverse workforce of more than 43,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. For more information, visit www.nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on , , and .
